The Crazy Quilt

About the Book

Opening with the narrative of her initial breakdown, then moving into journal entries from her mid-life relapse, Elizabeth includes educational pieces on post partum depression, family of origin issues and suicide. Using quotes from other strong women throughout and vignettes, like quilting pieces, she addresses stigma and shame, loss and grief and the quest for balance that is recovery. Elizabeth says the message of her story is, “I am getting through this and so can you.” She holds out her experience with mental illness as a hand of relatability and hope in the midst of someone’s silent suffering.

About the Author

Elizabeth lives quietly with her books, her plants and her meditation alter. She has been writing for most of her life and has published poetry, journal entries, articles and essays with numerous small presses. She is the author of The Crazy Quilt, a primer and memoir about mental illness.